Tarairiú language

Tarairiú
Ochucuyana
Otxukayana
Native toBrazil
RegionRio Grande do Norte, Paraíba, Ceará, Piauí, Alagoas, Pernambuco
EthnicityTarairiú people
Extinct(date missing)
RevivalIn recovery in the Tapuya Tarairiú Village of Lagoa do Tapará in the municipality of São Gonçalo do Amarante (Rio Grande do Norte)
unclassified
Language codes
ISO 639-3None (mis)
Glottologtara1303  Tarairiú
jeni1237  Jenipapo-Kaninde
Geographical extent of the Tarariú

Tarairiú is an extinct language of eastern Brazil. The Tarairiú Nation was divided into several etnies: the Janduí, Kanindé, Payakú (Pajoke, Pajacú, Bajacú), Jenipapo, Jenipapo-Kanindé, Javó, Kamaçu, Takarijú, Ariús, Pêgas, Caratiús, Coremas, Panatís, Paratiós, Piancós, Xukurú among others.

It was once spoken between the Assú River and Apodi River in Rio Grande do Norte.